Uromyces

Uromyces is a genus of rust fungi in the family Pucciniaceae. The genus was described by Franz Unger in his 1833 work Die Exantheme der Pflanzen. They have a worldwide distribution but large occurrences happen in North America and Europe.[2]

Uromyces
Uromyces pisi-sativi on leaves of cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Uromyces
(Link) Unger (1833)[1]
Type species
Uredo appendiculata
Pers. (1796)
Synonyms[2]
  • Alveomyces Bubák, 1914
  • Capitularia Rabenh.
  • Coeomurus Gray
  • Dichlamys H.Sydow & P.Sydow, 1920
  • Groveola H.Sydow, 1921
  • Haplopyxis H.Sydow & P.Sydow, 1920
  • Haplotelium H.Sydow, 1922
  • Klebahnia J.C.Arthur, 1906
  • Nielsenia H.Sydow, 1921
  • Ontotelium H.Sydow, 1921
  • Poliotelium H.Sydow, 1922
  • Puccinella Fuckel, 1860
  • Pucciniola L.Marchand, 1829
  • Teleutospora J.C.Arthur & G.R.Bisby, 1921
  • Telospora J.C.Arthur, 1906
  • Uromycopsis J.C.Arthur, 1906

The genus is the second-largest plant pathogenic rust genus, which is responsible for various plant affecting diseases, and it has major effects on both agricultural and non-agricultural plants. The genus is generally characterized by its unicellular teliospores (thick-walled resting spores) that help to characterize it and distinguish it from another important and large rust genus, Puccinia.[3]

The Uromyces fungal species have been recorded on various host plants belonging to a wide range of the families, including Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Loranthaceae, and Poaceae. Family Loranthaceae is listed to be the most affected by the fungus.[3]

Species

As of 2023 August 22, the GBIF lists up to 1,048 species,[2] while Species Fungorum lists about 1,239 species (with many former species).[4] The Encyclopedia of Life lists 969 species.[5]

Main article: List of Uromyces species

Selected species in the genus Uromyces include:

References
  1. Unger F. (1833). Die Exantheme der Pflanzen und einige mit diesen verwandte Krankheiten der Gewächse : pathogenetisch und nosographisch dargestellt (in German). p. 277.
  2. "Uromyces (Link) Unger, 1833". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. Gautam, Ajay Kumar; Avasthi, Shubhi; Verma, Rajnish Kumar; Sushma; Niranjan, Mekala; Devadatha, Bandarupalli; Jayawardena, Ruvishika S.; Suwannarach, Nakarin; Karunarathna, Samantha C. (14 June 2022). "A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus Uromyces". J. Fungi (Basel). 8 (6): 633. doi:10.3390/jof8060633. PMID 35736116.
  4. "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Uromyces". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. "Uromyces - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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